A parenchymatous cell which stores ergastic substances (waste products) is

Idioblast

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Phragmoplast

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Conidioblast

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A Idioblast
An idioblast is a type of parenchyma plant cell, responsible for storage of excretory materials, pigments, and minerals. They contain oil, latex, gum, resin, tannin or pigments, poisonous calcium oxalate or carbonate or silica. Idioblasts are divided into three main categories: excretory, tracheoid, and sclerenchymatous.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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